Questioned on why anyone would doubt him, he continued: ‘Because some people ask, “you want to cross or you want to shoot?”

‘I say I wanted to shoot. Too much quality! [laughs again]

Willian has been on fire recently, involved in all four of Chelsea’s goals against Qarabag (Getty)

‘But I’m happy to score this beautiful goal. In this kind of game it’s important to score goals. So now we have to carry on and stay together in this moment because we want to win all the games.

‘I always try to do my best, play my best football, try to score goals. Sometimes it’s difficult but always I try. I want to improve myself, game by game, help the team, and I have to continue in the same way.’

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